At the recent 2023 Graduate Student Senate Awards Banquet, UTCSW Graduate Teaching Assistant Dr. Kristel Scoresby and UTCSW Assistant Dean for Faculty Development and Professor of Practice Dr. Kate Chaffin were honored with awards of excellence.

Excellence in Graduate Teaching
Dr. Kristel Scoresby
This award is presented to graduate teaching assistants and associates for extraordinary performance in teaching. Scoresby was the winner out of 24 nominations.

Outstanding Graduate Professor
Dr. Kate Chaffin
This award recognizes faculty members who have shown outstanding commitment to teaching graduate and professional students. Chaffin was the winner out of 13 nominations.

The Graduate Student Senate (GSS) represents the interests of all graduate and professional students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The GSS provides the opinion of the graduate student body to administrators and works towards the betterment of the graduate and professional student experience on campus. In addition, the GSS has partnerships with various organizations and departments on campus to provide valuable programming for graduate and professional students. This includes but is not limited to: Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week (GPSAW); collaborations with the Center for Career Development; GSS Travel Awards, which provide funds to graduate and professional students traveling to conferences to present original work; and the GSS Awards Reception, which recognizes outstanding graduate and professional students, as well as the faculty and staff who support them.